Name: | TOWER DUCHESS |
Type: | Cargo Ship |
Launched: | 31/05/1969 |
Completed: | 01/06/1969 |
Builder: | Clelands Shipbuilding Co Ltd |
Yard: | Willington Quay |
Yard Number: | 305 |
Dimensions: | 200grt, 162nrt, 428dwt, 137.5 x 25.4 x 8.9ft |
Engines: | Oil engine, 4SA, 8cyl (6.5 x 7.25in), 340bhp |
Engines by: | Rolls Royce Ltd, Shrewsbury |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 9.0knots |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | 337489 |
History: | |
06/1969 | Tower Shipping Ltd, London |
1984 | Raymond Berkshire, St John’s, Newfoundland |
1984 | Renamed PARADISE SOUND |
2007 | Servicios Portuarios, Guayaquil; renamed VICTORIA |
2016 | Broken up |
Comments: | 2016: Broken up in Ecuador |
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